I just wanted to update & close this thread for those interested. I purchased a BIOS chip from Abit, received it last nite, installed, & now everything is working fine. It came with the latest BIOS already installed (duh!!).
Thanks for all of the suggestions guys!! On Wed, 16 Mar 2005 01:00:03 GMT "Mark Dodge" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > Try holding down the Insert key then turn it on, hold it until you hear a > beep or the monitor comes up. > > Mark Dodge > B�we Bell + Howell > Customer Service Engineer > Wells Fargo Statement Center > Office 480-394-3173 > Cell 602-421-0329 > > > -----Original Message----- > From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of C L Shaw > Sent: Sunday, March 13, 2005 5:25 PM > To: [email protected] > Subject: [H] NF7-S BIOS won't boot > > > I did something stupid. I downloaded Abit's FlashMenu utility & used it to > update the BIOS on my NF7-S Ver. 2 board. Guess what? It won't boot at all > now. I don't even get any beeps. The power supply comes on along with all of > the fans (CPU, case, video card,etc.) as well as the hard drives &CDROMS. > But no beeps & a blank screen. > > I have: > disonnected the power cable from the board & reconnected it. removed & > replaced the battery. removed & reseated the CPU & memory. cleared the CMOS > and several combinations of the above all without it booting. > > If I could get it to boot enough to get to a floppy, I could at least > replace the old BIOS. > > I'm sure this has come up before & if no one wants to start another thread > on this, I would appreciate anyone contact me privately with any > suggestions. > > Abit has a really lame KB. I couldn't find any references any type of > problem like this. I KNOW they have had someone with this problem. I > certainly wouldn't recommend their Flash Menu utility. Just stick to the > good old boot disk routine. > > Thanks in advance!! > -- > C L Shaw <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > > -- C L Shaw <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> -- Work like you don't need the money. Love like you've never been hurt. And dance like no one is watching.
